CKII is released.

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Ah that figures! And yes, you DO need localization files for most things to work, events and decisions are generally the exception in this regard.

 

[Ulminati]

Mein fuhrer... Es ist wunderbar!

[...]

Well time for world conquest. Got mitt uns!

Best of luck, mein aryan freund! Your domain will be the shield that protects us from the gypsies and jews

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

My beautiful three throne kingdom has collapsed. I technically could've kept playing as a crippled king of England, but after losing Ireland and Wales I didn't feel like having my ass handed to me as England, which I'm sure it would have since he had fuck-all money and troops.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596972801506596325/FC786B51DF51072E68AB7E1CDA432ADDC568E808/

RIP glorious kingdom. All it took was a shitty king who died in battle against a ton of rebels and then his 2-3 year old son becoming king with a regency which caused even more rebellion.

 

[Sranchammer]

Currently playing as the King of Aragon, Castilla y Navarra. This game has reminded me how much I love grand strategy

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

My beautiful three throne kingdom has collapsed. I technically could've kept playing as a crippled king of England, but after losing Ireland and Wales I didn't feel like having my ass handed to me as England, which I'm sure it would have since he had fuck-all money and troops.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596972801506596325/FC786B51DF51072E68AB7E1CDA432ADDC568E808/

RIP glorious kingdom. All it took was a shitty king who died in battle against a ton of rebels and then his 2-3 year old son becoming king with a regency which caused even more rebellion.

You know, you could have just let the rebels go and bide your time.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Things seemed manageable until my king died in a battle. After that I tried letting the rebels go and everything still fell apart. No biggy, I'll try again elsewhere.

 

[Ulminati]

What shield mod are you using, Multi-headed Cow? Your house insignias on the scoreboard look different than mine.

Currently biding my time and waiting for the DLC so I can bring the light of Islam to the heatens and install sultan Andhaira as the next pope.

Orthodox or Catholic, which is more heathen and why? DISCUSS!

 

[Malakal]

Things seemed manageable until my king died in a battle. After that I tried letting the rebels go and everything still fell apart. No biggy, I'll try again elsewhere.

I had a game as house de Lusignian where France fell apart because of me - I was a duke with high ambitions and effectively destroyed the kingdom while getting the crown. Didnt matter much since I retook all lands easily - mainly peacefully too since dukes like to swear fealty to their de iure liege. So kingdoms falling apart isnt a big deal UNLESS a third party takes those lands.

 

[Kane]

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?612494-The-Sword-of-Islam-Dev-Diary-2

second dev diary.

 

[Ulminati]

Polygamy

The way polygamy works is that only your first wife gives you a skill bonus, but you're allowed to marry up to four. They all give you alliances, and they can all provide you with heirs. Rulers are expected to marry a number of wives corresponding to their station, so a Sultan should have four, or he will take a monthly prestige hit, whereas an Emir is only expected to have three wives, etc. Having multiple wives means that you will produce a lot of offspring, many of them half-siblings. Ambitious mothers will tend to favour their own sons, which can lead to all kinds of nasty business through events...

 

[Kosmonaut]

Muslim unique game mechanics looks interesting. And I also like the new claim system, with strong and weak types.

 

[Kane]

i am planning another grand codex crusader game once the expansion hits, any interest?

 

[Malakal]

I am always interested raw.

 

[Phelot]

Polygamy

The way polygamy works is that only your first wife gives you a skill bonus, but you're allowed to marry up to four. They all give you alliances, and they can all provide you with heirs. Rulers are expected to marry a number of wives corresponding to their station, so a Sultan should have four, or he will take a monthly prestige hit, whereas an Emir is only expected to have three wives, etc. Having multiple wives means that you will produce a lot of offspring, many of them half-siblings. Ambitious mothers will tend to favour their own sons, which can lead to all kinds of nasty business through events...

My God.... the potential fapping of this!

 

[Malakal]

The funny thing is someone already found a way to avoid the problems stemming from polygamy: you marry one 16yo and 3 60yo to avoid penalties but still only get one family.

 

[IDtenT]

i am planning another grand codex crusader game once the expansion hits, any interest?

Totally.

The funny thing is someone already found a way to avoid the problems stemming from polygamy: you marry one 16yo and 3 60yo to avoid penalties but still only get one family.

Easily patched, even if they didn't think of it. Enforce that a wife only counts if she's of child-bearing age.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

What shield mod are you using, Multi-headed Cow? Your house insignias on the scoreboard look different than mine.

None, as far as I know. Maybe I pirated the Dynasty Shields DLC and forgot about it, but that seems kinda weird.

 

[Kosmonaut]

i am planning another grand codex crusader game once the expansion hits, any interest?

You have my (muslim) sword!

 

[Muty]

i am planning another grand codex crusader game once the expansion hits, any interest?

Count me in.

 

[Sranchammer]

i am planning another grand codex crusader game once the expansion hits, any interest?

Indubitably

 

[Merkwürdigliebe]

CK2 multi player, hell yeah.

Any is it just me or do the mongols have a way to easy time conquering very large kingdoms. Due to how easily they can acquire 100% war score in comparison to th size of the realm. Compare this to my recent game.

Okay this is the Kingdom of Rus. Pretty fucking huge and powerful, probably equally or more powerful than either emperor.

Along comes the damn mongolians...

Yeah let's just surrender the entire huge ass kingdom just because they took a couple of piss poor border provinces. We need something like the Ck1 holy war were they only take what they actually capture.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Polygamy

The way polygamy works is that only your first wife gives you a skill bonus, but you're allowed to marry up to four. They all give you alliances, and they can all provide you with heirs. Rulers are expected to marry a number of wives corresponding to their station, so a Sultan should have four, or he will take a monthly prestige hit, whereas an Emir is only expected to have three wives, etc. Having multiple wives means that you will produce a lot of offspring, many of them half-siblings. Ambitious mothers will tend to favour their own sons, which can lead to all kinds of nasty business through events...

Still needs Grand Vizier DLC.

EDIT: Thanks for bringing that to my attention Merk. Rest assured, I'm going to mod the fuck out of how Tribal Invasion works now (in case I didn't already), so that it only grants you conquered land (and non-Christian vassals to make Islamification more likely).

 

[anus_pounder]

i am planning another grand codex crusader game once the expansion hits, any interest?

Hell Yes !

 

[Ulminati]

Will there be an AAR in playground?

 

[Kane]

Any is it just me or do the mongols have a way to easy time conquering very large kingdoms.

Yes. I posted about that here